IOC Removes Two Belarus Coaches, Sprinter Says Order Came From ‘High Up’

IOC Removes Two Belarus Coaches, Sprinter Says Order Came From ‘High Up’
Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who left the Olympic Games in Tokyo and seeks asylum in Poland, and Belarusian opposition politician Pavel Latushka attend a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Aug. 5, 2021. Darek Golik/Reuters
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TOKYO—Two Belarus coaches who cut short sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and were removed from the athlete’s village, the IOC said on Friday.

Athletics head coach Yuri Moisevich and team official Artur Shumak were asked to leave the Olympic village, the International Olympic Committee said, days after they ordered Tsimanouskaya to pack her bags and go to the airport.